Peerless Little Immortal Doctor

Chapter 457: Chapter 457: Demand Outstrips Supply

“Brother Xia Liu! I’ve really been abducted by bad guys, hurry and save me!”

Liu Lanxin’s anxious voice came through again.

“Miss Liu, I had planned to go to Binlai City to help you promote the medicinal liquor, but now that you’re tricking me like this, I’m not going anymore.”

“Don’t be like that, Brother Xia Liu, can’t you see I’m admitting my mistake?” Liu Lanxin immediately changed her tone to one more gentle.

“That’s more like it.” Xia Liu finally let out a sigh of relief.

He could not see the exact situation on Liu Lanxin’s side, and if she had really been kidnapped, he wouldn’t know what to do.

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“More like it? Xia Liu, sir, you bumped up the cost price to thirty thousand, and now that sales have hit a problem, but what about you? You just chucked the issue at me and disappeared for days. Do you even care about me?” Liu Lanxin said angrily.

“Of course, I do. I’ve been abroad these past few days discussing business, or else I would have gone to Binlai City to help you already.”

“So, you mean you do care about me?” Liu Lanxin asked.

“Uh… of course, who else would I have as my partner?” Xia Liu replied hesitantly.

“Hmph! If you really consider me a partner, then hurry over here; my head is about to explode.”

“I’ll be there in about three hours. Where are you?”

“At the entrance of Tianluo Pharmaceutical’s headquarters.”

“Alright! Have a cup of tea first; I’m on my way.” After responding, Xia Liu hung up the phone.

He had also guessed that Tianluo Pharmaceutical might run into trouble since the price of medicinal liquor had suddenly increased from ten thousand to tens of thousands, which would definitely anger many people.

Especially those who saved up to buy it, only to find out that the price had skyrocketed to forty or fifty thousand when they had just managed to save ten thousand.

It would be weird not to be angry.

Two hours later, Xia Liu appeared at the entrance of Tianluo Pharmaceutical’s headquarters.

It was a towering skyscraper that would usually be resplendent and dazzling.

But today, there was a very different atmosphere.

Outside the building, at least a hundred people were lingering.

They were shouting, their faces displaying either anger or helplessness.

And they were holding up a banner that read: Tianluo Pharmaceutical is shameless! Maliciously raising the price of medicinal liquor!

“Brother Xia Liu! You’re finally here.” Just as Xia Liu was preparing to assess the situation, a melodious voice sounded from behind him.

“Miss Liu, this seems to be getting out of hand.”

“What can be done? If the cost price rises, naturally the selling price needs to go up,” Liu Lanxin said, her voice filled with blame for Xia Liu’s increase in cost price.

“It’s unavoidable. How else can we find the rare ingredients?” Xia Liu shrugged.

Now that he was so short on cash, not making a little extra would leave him unable to cope with the exorbitant prices of Spirit Grass later on.

“I don’t care about that; it’s a mess you created, and you have to figure out how to solve it.” Liu Lanxin puffed out her cheeks, pushing the problem off onto Xia Liu.

“I’m responsible too, but we have to take things slowly. Let’s go somewhere to sit and talk first,” Xia Liu nodded and said.

“Where do you think is a good place to talk? A hotel room or some secluded place?”

“Pfft…”

“Miss, my willpower is very weak. If you keep this up and I bleed, don’t blame me.”

“Rascal! I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Liu Lanxin’s face turned fiery red, and before Xia Liu could notice, she quickly turned her head away: “Come to the company with me, grandpa and my parents are also upset about this.”

“Okay,” Xia Liu didn’t say anything more, considering the girl had made fun of him, and not responding was his way of pretending to be a gentleman.

“By the way, Xia Liu, that Liu Mang from Liu Pharmaceutical died a few months ago.”

“Oh, that guy always looked like a loser; it’s quite normal that he’s dead,” Xia Liu didn’t show much of a reaction. After being hit by his Earth Spirit Energy, it would have been abnormal for him not to die.

“Don’t you find that very strange?” Liu Lanxin asked somewhat fearfully.

“What’s so strange about it?” Xia Liu asked in return.

“Back then you said you would teach Liu Mang a lesson, and then he just died…”

“You don’t think I killed him, do you?”

“He died of liver cirrhosis, and you are well-versed in medicinal herbs…” Liu Lanxin’s voice grew quieter as she spoke, harboring a strong intuition that Liu Mang’s death might have been caused by Xia Liu.

“Stop imagining things. If I were capable of that, I’d be living free and easy by now, who would dare to oppose me?” Xia Liu felt somewhat speechless—just because he was proficient in medicinal herbs didn’t make him a murderer, otherwise, wouldn’t all the doctors in the world be butchers?

However, Liu Mang’s death was indeed his doing; leaving someone like that alive would only harm society.

“Alright, you really have it tough, wherever you go people will… hehe, I won’t say it…”

…

Looking at Liu Lanxin, who was running along the corridor, giggling madly, Xia Liu started to feel a bit thirsty.

But his state of mind was soon sorted out by Liu Buyi and Liu Liguang.

In an office, Liu Liguang and Liu Buyi were having tea. Although they should have been leisurely, their brows were furrowed with worry at the moment.

“Grandpa, Dad, look who I’ve brought,” Liu Lanxin called out with a mischievous grin as she entered.

“Lan Xin, stop it. Just go and entertain your friend,” Liu Liguang was almost worried to death; he had no time to spare for his daughter’s friend.

“Dad, Brother Xia Liu is here, you know.”

“What! Xia Liu is here!” Both Liu Buyi and Liu Liguo stood up from the sofa in surprise.

“Grandpa, Uncle Liu, long time no see,” Xia Liu greeted them with a cheerful smile.

“Xia Liu, come on in, take a seat. You haven’t visited for a long time, you can’t leave later, okay?” Liu Buyi hurriedly invited him courteously.

“No rush, Grandpa, I came mainly for the medicinal wine, so I might be staying for a while,” Xia Liu replied.

“Haha! Xia Liu, that’s what you said! We are having some problems with our medicinal wine right now. If you can help, it won’t be long before it’s restored to its former state,” Liu Liguang exclaimed excitedly.

The medicinal wine was supplied to Tianluo Pharmaceutical by Xia Liu, and now both the sales and reputation were facing issues. Even if Xia Liu hadn’t come, Liu Liguo would probably have gone to Binlai to find Xia Liu.

His help today was more than welcome.

When Liu Lanxin relayed Xia Liu’s message back to Tianluo Pharmaceutical, everyone was stunned.

Raising the cost price from five thousand to thirty thousand was an insanely steep increase.

However, there was no choice. Since Xia Liu provided the raw materials and he was a benefactor of the Liu Family, they had to go along with his arrangement.

His willingness to help Tianluo Pharmaceutical showed that he still held the Liu Family in regard.

“I can’t guarantee it will be exactly as it was, but what I can guarantee is that the medicinal wine will sell like hotcakes in the coming time. It will be in high demand and short supply!” Xia Liu said earnestly.

“Uh uh uh…”

“In high demand and short supply…”

Liu Lanxin, Liu Liguang, and Liu Buyi were all left speechless.

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